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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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